1540s, "type of pantomime dance;" 1580s, "clown," from Middle French bouffon (16c.), from Italian buffone "jester," from buffa "joke, jest, pleasantry," from buffare "to puff out the cheeks," a comic gesture, of echoic origin. Also see -oon.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. They pictured their manager as a buffoon.
他們把經(jīng)理描繪成一個(gè)小丑.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. He was one part blackguard, people said, and three parts buffoon.
人家說他是一分流氓氣, 三分小丑氣.
來自辭典例句
3. That politician acted like a buffoon during that debate.
這個(gè)政客在那場(chǎng)辯論中真是丑態(tài)百出.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. The man painted his hair into blue, looking like a buffoon.
那人的頭發(fā)染成了艷綠色, 看上去像個(gè)小丑.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. In most people's opinion, what she acted was alike a buffoon.